We serve as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, driving new discoveries and improving outcomes for transplant recipients. See below for our Transplant Specialties within the division.
Our Nephrology team provides comprehensive kidney transplant care, including donor and recipient evaluation, post-transplant immunosuppression management, graft dysfunction management, desensitization and paired exchange. As a high-volume transplant center, we perform more than 300 kidney and kidney/pancreas transplants each year. We also offer a Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program providing advanced training for physicians who have completed ACGME-accredited general nephrology training.
James Cooper, MD
Our Hepatologists provide care for a broad range of liver diseases and conditions, including viral hepatitis, liver tumors, autoimmune diseases, cholestatic diseases, fibrocystic diseases, vascular diseases and all aspects of liver transplantation. Approximately 100 deceased- and living-donor liver transplants are performed each year, with outcomes that rank among the best in the United States. We also offer an ACGME-accredited Transplant Hepatology Fellowship.
James (Jay) Burton, MD
As the region’s only lung transplant program, our team delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to patients from Colorado and across several surrounding states. Our transplant pulmonologists work alongside thoracic surgeons, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians and nurses in a multidisciplinary environment to provide coordinated, patient-centered care. We also offer a one-year Transplant Pulmonology Fellowship Program for pulmonologists seeking additional expertise in lung transplantation.
Alice Gray, MD
Beyond our core specialties, our division works closely with the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology to promote cross-specialty collaboration. Read below for more information on these programs.